NAME
Test::Lintian::Helper -- Helper functions for various testing parts
SYNOPSIS
use Test::Lintian::Helper qw(get_latest_policy);my $policy_version = get_latest_policy();
DESCRIPTION
Helper functions for preparing and running Lintian tests.
FUNCTIONS
- cache_dpkg_architecture_values()
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Ensures that the output from dpkg-architecture has been cached.
- get_latest_policy()
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Returns a list with two elements. The first is the most recent version of the Debian policy. The second is its effective date.
- get_recommended_debhelper_version()
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Returns the version of debhelper recommended in 'debhelper/compat-level' via Lintian::Data, relative to the established LINTIAN_BASE.
- copy_dir_contents(SRC_DIR, TARGET_DIR)
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Populates TARGET_DIR with files/dirs from SRC_DIR, preserving all attributes but dereferencing links. For an empty directory, no dummy file is required.
- rfc822date(EPOCH)
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Returns a string with the date and time described by EPOCH, formatted according to RFC822.